Lubricator.



W. CARPENTER.

LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1915.

Patented June 6,1916.

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WILLIAM CARPENTER, OF LVIBERTY, MISSOURI.

LUBRICATOR.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known 'that I, WiLLTAM. CARPENTER, a citizen of the United States, and a residentl of Liberty, in the county of Clay and'State of Missouri, have invented a knew Yand Improved Lubricator, of whichthe vfollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to lubricators' ofV the kindY in which a lubricant is atomized, sprayed, or otherwise finely divided and mixed with steam orl other elastic uid and by aid thereof introduced into Vother machinery, such, for instance, as the cylinders used upon locomotives and all other steam motors.

More particularly stated, I seek to produce a lubricator of'this general type in which the parts are all grouped together in practically a single body having a comparatively simple construction as a whole.

My lubricator is economical in its action and has its various parts so arranged as to permit accessibility thereto.

My invention further contemplates various improvements in lubricators for the purpose of increasing the efficiency thereof.

Reference is made to the accompanylng drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which like reference characters indicate like parts, the igureshowing partly in section and partly in elevation, the mechanism of my lubricator complete and parts immediately associated therewith.

' The main steam pipe is shown at 1,7and extending laterally from it is a branch pipe 2 provided with a hand valve 3. A heating pipe 4V is provided with 'two hand valves 5, 5a, and extends from the main steam pipe 1 to a T 6Y with which the branch steam pipe 2 is provided. The branch steam pipe 2 leads to a condensing chamber 7 which, in this instance, is square in cross section. Connected with the condensing chamber and extending downwardly therefrom, is a pipe 8 for collecting and removing water of condensa-tion. The pipe 8 is provided with a horizontally-extending portion 9 and with an upwardly-extending portion 10. A hand valve 12 is connected with the portions 9 and 10 just mentioned. Another hand valve 11 controls communication between the portion 9 of the pipe and the main body thereof extending to the condensing chamber 7 The portion 10 of the pipe is connected to the bottom of an oil chamber 13. Located within this oil chamber is an oil pipe 14, the

Specification of LettersY Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed September 4, 1915. Serial No. 48,993.

chamber. A hand valve-is shown at 16, and

is provided with a controlling wheel 18. A hand valve 17 is usedfor discharging water. Extending upwardly from the valve 16 isa transparent tube 19, and` extending into the lower end of this tube is a needle 19a through which the lubricant maybe discharged in small quantities. The tube 19' and 'parts associated therewith together constitute a sight feed for the lubricant.

Connected with the upper end of the tube 19'is a delivery pipe 20, which extends across the oil chamber and is inclined slightly. The delivery pipe 20 terminates in a spout 21, which is located within a baffle chamber 22. Disposed'within this baffle chamber are baiie plates'23, 24:, 25, staggered relativelyto'each drainage from it. baiiie chamber is also inclined. A pipe 27 leads from the baffle chamber-22 tothe main steam pipe 1, and is provided with a hand valve 28. The pipe 27 is provided with a` V nozzle 29, kwhich extends into the main steam pipe andcarries an oil spoon 30. The upper end of the oil chamber 13'is provided with a slanting iioor 31 and with a flaring walli 32,so as .toV form a pocket. A closure plug. 33 controls communication between this pocket and the inside of the oil chamber 13.

The oil pipe 14C extends to a sufficient height within thel oil chamber 13 to prevent the entrance of sediment from the oilchamf ber into the oil pipe. lThe level of oilwith-V in the oil chamber may be as indicated at 15, or at any higher level. The oil chamber 13 and the bafiie chamber 22, that isto say, the

atomizing chamber, are here conveniently made in one casting.

As shown the Vcasting is in the form of a casing having a vertical partition dividing it into the two chambers. The baifleY chamber terminates short of the lower end of the oil chamber, and it is also of less diameter than the oil chamber, so that vit is considerably smaller than the oil chamber. By thus constructing the oil and baiile chambers, the heat of the baffle chamber assists in heating the oil of theoil chamber.

The operation of my device is as follows: The parts being assembled and arranged as above described and as shown in the drawing steam from the main steam pipe 1 passes into the branch steam pipe 2,. and thence other and each inclined in order to facilitate The bottom 26 4of the through the pipe 32 into the baffle chamber 22. A portion of the steam from the pipe 2 passes into the upper end of the pipe 1l, and another portion passes into the condensing chamber 7. Any Water of condensation col lected Within this chamber drips downwardly through the pipe 8 and may be discharged at intervals by aid of the hand valve 12. By turning the hand valve 5, fresh live steam from the main steam pipe may be admitted into the pipe i, so as to heat the oil chamber 13. By adjusting the hand valves 5 and 5a, steam may be admitted at both ends of the pipe 4, or at either end thereof. ln other. Words, the proportion of fresh live steam directly from the steam pipe 1 as compared with steam from the branch steam pipe 2, may be regulated at the will of the operator.

@il is introduced into thc oil chamber 13 by removing the closure plug 33, and pouring the oil into the pocket formed by the slanting floor 31 and the iiaring Wall 32. The oil Within the upper portion of the oil chamber 13 now finds its Way into the oil pipe 14, whereby it is carried into the valve 16 and thence makes its escape upwardly through the tube 19, Which With adjacent parts constitutes a sight feed as above eX- plained. The oil rises through the sight feed and :is delivered one drop at a time into the adjacent end of the pipe 20. The oil iicws along this pipe and drips off Within the bailie chamber 22, striking the baiiie plates 23, 24, 25, and the slanting bottom 26 in succession. The hand valve 28 being open, live steam from the main steam pipe 1 can readily pass through the pipe 27 into the battle chamber 22. Steam can also pass from the branch steam pipe 2 downwardly through the pipe 32 into the battle chamber. Hence, the oil dripping upon the baie plates 23, 24, 25 and slantiiig bottoni 2G of the baiile chamber, is subjected to the direct action of the hot'steam, and that too under conditions Which facilitate the atomizing of the oil.

The result is a mixture of linely divided oil and steam, and this mixture passes through the pipe 27, valve 28 and nozzle 29, into the main steaml pipe 1. The oil spoon 30 catches and retains any oil which may be delivered struction shown as variations may be made therefrom Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a lubricator, a casing divided by a vertical partition into an oil chamber and a baliie chamber, the battle chamber being smaller than the oil chamber and provided With baffle plates, pipes leading from opposite ends of the battle chamber and adapted to be connected With a steam pipe, a sight feed connected with the oil chamber, and an oil pipe leading from the sight feed through the oil chamber into the battle chamber.

2. In a lubricator, a casing divided by a partition into an oil chamber and a baflie chamber, the bafiie chamber being smaller than the oil chamber and provided With inclined and staggered baiile plates, pipes leading from opposite ends of the baiie chamber and adapted to be connected with a steam pipe, a pipe extending through the oil chamber and adapted to have its ends connected with a steam pipe, a sight feed at the side of the oil chamber opposite the balile chamber and connected with the oil chamber, and an. oil pipe leading from the sight feed through the oil chamber into the baffle chamber.

3. In a lubricator, the combination. of a steam pipe, means for atoinizing oil to be introduced into said steam. pipe, and ar branch pipe extending into said steam pipe for discharging said oil thereinto, the end of said branch pipe located Within said steam pipe being formed into a spoon for holding liquid oil Within said steam pipe. vvVlLlIIAM CARPENTER.

VVTitnesses BELMONT BRis'rLn, JAMES COLLIN Boeciiss.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing' the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

